Technology’s Negative Impact on Romantic Relationships

15). This research speaks volumes to the overall effect that the spread of technology has on our addiction to social media. It shows that we now value our time and interactions that happen over the Internet more than we value the true face-to-face interactions that real relationships actually depend on. One study performed on a university campus in Turkey used a questionnaire to evaluate different factors that could have significantly positive or negative effects on a relationship. This study performed by Egeci and Gencoz found that “…those with lower communications problems…were more likely to experience relationship satisfaction” (388). The type of communication that is proven to help grow relationships occurs most effectively face-to-face, where people can read each other’s emotions in their facial expressions and non-verbal

People use technology like the smart phone apps in order to interact and communicate with friends and families. The You and Me Application among others, is a popular mobile dating app used by people who are potentially seeking partners or friends. Others object that this kind of communication refrains and hinders strong face-to-face communication. The many authors and researchers share their views that technology will be a barrier to real life communication because technology users are less likely to be engaged and interact face-to-face with current or possible partner. In the essay “I Had a Nice Time With You Tonight On the App.”, Jenna Wortham contends that smart phone dating apps allows people to meet and communicate, and is also effective in maintaining healthy relationship. In order to entertain and convince her readers, Wortham begins by sharing a personal story about her experiences with communication apps in order to lower her readers so they don’t get thrown off with her credible resource, and

Online dating has altered the process used for obtaining a romantic partner as well as has altered the process of compatibility matching. Online dating has created a new platform for meeting potential partners. Romantic relationships contribute to emotional well-being and individuals crave the intimate connections that are formed through their romantic partnerships; it is a fundamental part of human motivation. These dating sites have created a medium for potential partners to meet by alleviating the daunting task of conventional dating by solving the problems such as lack of access to potential partners, confronting potential partners regarding their romantic availability, and gathering the courage to approach strangers face to face (Finkel, Eastwick, Karney, Reis, & Sprecher, 2012).

Catfishing has become a growing phenomenon among internet daters in search of finding love online. With increasing work demands opportunities to meet and establish relationships can be a difficult balancing act for a lot of singles. Traditional dating approaches to meeting and dating has become all but obsolete as new dating approaches emerge, allowing people to meet without leaving the comfort of their home. However, with new opportunities and access to meeting, the likelihood of “catfishing,” also increases. Catfishing is a term used for people that create false identities for social media platforms or online dating profiles. This is usually done to deceptively pursue online romances for some personal gain or other interest at the expense of the person they are catfishing. Persons engaging in catfishing usually do so as a way to lure a romantic partner, bully another person, obtain monies/gifts, taunt, embarrass, seek revenge for being jilted/getting even, improve self-esteem, etc.

With the digital revolution, people’s relationships are changing. Today, people are no longer required to leave their house to form a new relationship with someone else. “Texting and Writing” by Michaela Cullington describes the impact that text messaging has on the communication skills of people today. Alexis Madrigal in his article “Take the Data Out of Dating” portrays the methods of online date matching. With modern technology and the use of online matching, relationships no longer require face-to-face communication, lack personal emotions, and create a convenient relationship environment.

Are you glued to your cellphone? Do you constantly check text messages, missed calls, emails, or social media sites while you’re with friends, family, co-workers, spouses, or significant others? If so, you may want to reconsider doing so for the sake of your relationship with those people. Though much has been said about the positive effects digital socializing has in relationships, very little attention has been paid to the negative effects it causes especially when it comes to trusting each other and communicating with one another. Aside from a few of my personal experiences and observations, Sherry Turkle, Danah Boyd, Howard Gardner and Katie Davis, as well as Mary Chayko will also help to give readers a better understanding of the severity of the issue.

The authors study shows how technology has impacted the way young adults engage each other at the start of a relationship. They analyzed how dating has changed from previous generations with the emergence of communication technologies. Their findings show that males and females prefer to use different technologies when starting to develop their online relationships. This research also showcases how technology played a large role in the early stages of romantic relationships. I agree that technology has completely changed how relationships begin and how they are maintained. Their findings are extremely useful for my argument on how technology is changing the way we date and interact with each other.

Through the Catfish: The Truth About Deception Online article by Krystal D’Costa we were able to see how the benefits and disadvantages take place in real life online dating situations. Although the ability to lure people in with a false persona is available, a connection made online can develop a hyperpersonal connection that is even more personal and intimate compared to a face to face

Since the introduction of the World Wide Web and mainstream use of the internet to access information in 1990, the way people interact with each other has changed. Social media has opened up new mediums for people to communicate with each other. People exchange messages on Facebook, post tweets on Twitter, and “selfies” on Instagram. These new mediums have also changed the way people find romance and love. In this modern era, it is not uncommon to see people dating other people they have met on the internet. This has opened the door for “catfishing”, lying about your true identity on the internet in order to lure someone into a relationship. This has become so common that Molly McHugh of digitaltrends.com4 has described it as an epidemic. This essay will explore how catfishing has developed with the introduction of social media, why people catfish, and why talking over the internet makes it difficult to spot when someone is presenting a false identity. It will also identify the impacts that catfishing has had on society.

Homnack (2015) suggests that “online dating has changed the ways in which interpersonal relationships are developed and maintained” (p. 2); Online daters are granted access to use various platforms through which they can easily meet other singles alike to them. Holloway and Valentine (2003) highlight that “for marginalized people, the internet allows them to meet other people alike to themselves who may not be immediately available in their local social circles” (Pascoe, 2011, p. 9). According to Pascoe (2009a) “young adults especially are at the forefront of developing, using, reworking, and incorporating new media into their dating practices in ways that might be unknown, unfamiliar and sometimes scary to adults” (p. 117). Today, the main

Technology is always changing and growing into new and exciting things. There are many apps that allow face to face conversations, along with dating apps that help those in long distance relationships. These advances in technology are used by many people around the world to keep in touch with their loved ones. Many people argue that the constant use of technology is not good for people, especially in their relationships. Although there are some negatives to using technology, there are many more positives that prove technology can improve and enhance relationships. Jenna Wortham, Stefana Broadbent, and a Galaxy commercial all show that technology can enhance the bonds of a relationship, just like it has in my relationship with grandfather.

Communication scholars (Miller-Ott, Kelly, & Duran, 2012; Stewart, Dainton, & Goodboy, 2014; Walther, Heide, Tong, Carr, & Atkin, 2010) have researched communication between couples in romantic relationships. Researchers have examined inter-racial romantic relationships (Chory-Assad & Booth-Butterfield, 2001; Harris & Trego, 2008; Rubenfeld & Clément, 2012), relational maintenance strategies (Ayres,1983; Goodboy & Bolkan, 2011), and computer mediated communication (Walther, Deandrea, & Tong, 2010). However, few scholars (Brody, Mooney, Westerman, & McDonald, 2009) examined cell phone usage as a relational maintenance tool in romantic relationships. The researchers who have studied romantic relationships in various contexts generally focus on relational maintenance strategies (Ayres,1983; Goodboy & Myers, 2010; Stewart, Dainton, & Goodboy, 2014) and computer mediated communication (Aukus & Rumsey, 2010). Consequently, few researchers have studied romantic relationship material involving the communication between inter-racial couples over the technologic medium of cell phones.

People are now able to keep in contact with people through social media sites and text messaging. The negative impacts are often discussed how technology has interfered in family life, but there are positive benefits to families, too. A recent study revealed that the majority of families feel that technology has affected their relationships in positive ways (McDaniel & Coyne, 2016). Couples are now able to communicate throughout their day while they are

Technology is great for sending quick messages but shouldn’t be a place where we are always communicating. In order to have more authentic relationships we shouldn’t use technology for creating relationships because you truly can’t learn about one another if you’re not communicating in real life as well. What we put out on social media is often times fabricated or enhanced to depict a life that we aspire. We can edit text or pictures to our discretion and even delete images or texts, which we can’t do in real life, which is why we tend to prefer texting and social media because we have

Some researcher believe that individuals might be drawn to the internet to make friends or simply to find others like them that are looking for someone that can replace the intimacy that has been lost in their current relationship. There is however the perspective of certain individuals have a different perceive to the ~{!0~}realness~{!1~} of these encounters since they are in some way abstract and not face-to-face; the anonymity and the convenience of making up your own persona also contribute to the attractions to this type of activities. Moreover, this behavior has emphasized on the consequences that may hinder a relationship to the point of its end. This paper will focus on how the new technological advances in regards to the Internet and its services have attributed to many cases of adulteress behavior by one of the partner~{!/~}s and the consequences of their actions.